French <n>Dinner dress</n> in silk taffeta with floral embroidery, ca. 1866. From the collection of <n>The Museum at FIT</n>.

Illustrations for the <n>Butterick 6508</n> sewing pattern, a ladies' corset-cover from 1915.

Ensembles from <n>Yves Saint Laurent</n>'s Fall 1976 <n>Russian Collection</n>.

Plate 38, <n>Peromedusae</n>, from <n>Ernst Haeckel</n>'s 1904 book <n>Kunstformen der Natur</n>.

A fashion plate titled <n>Full Dress Toilettes</n> from <n>The Delineator</n> magazine, March 1898.

French ball gown from the 1910s worn by <n>Queen Maud of Norway</n>.

A 1926 <n>Robe de Style</n> dress by <n>Jeanne Lanvin</n> for the <n>House of Lanvin</n>.

House of Lanvin | Robe de Style | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

An illustration by <n>R. T. Wilcox</n> detailing various hat and coiffure styles from 1910-1920.

Ensemble, c. 1850, from the <n>Fashionable Silhouettes</n> exhibit at the <n>Mint Museum</n>.

A British <n>Peignoir</n> made of cotton, ca. 1865.

<n>Robe de Style</n> evening dress by <n>Jeanne Lanvin</n> for <n>House of Lanvin</n>, Fall/Winter 1924–25.

Architectural plan for <n>Park Planned Houses</n> in Altadena, 1945-52, by <n>Gregory Ain</n> and <n>Garrett Eckbo</n>.

An illustration showing the evolution of <n>women's fashion</n> from 1820 to 1854.

An illustration depicting the evolution of <n>women's fashion</n> from 1842 to 1860.

An 1890s dress with green velvet details and gigot sleeves.

A <n>17th Century Style Gown</n> by <n>Alternative and Period Inspired Wedding Dresses</n>.

A 1928 chromolithograph titled <n>Women of India</n> by artist <n>M. V. Dhurandhar</n>.

<n>Fashion Guide: Women's Fashion 1800-1900</n>, an illustrated timeline of 19th-century dress.

<n>Belle Époque</n> <n>evening coat</n> by <n>House of Rouff</n>, c. 1895-1905, from <n>The Metropolitan Museum of Art</n>.

Model <n>Simonetta Gianfelici</n> in a dress by <n>Vivienne Westwood</n> made from <n>Brintons Carpets</n> for a 1990s ad campaign. Photo by <n>David Bailey</n>.

A cotton <n>Blouse</n> from 1900-1905, held at <n>The Metropolitan Museum of Art</n>.

<n>Tournures</n> (bustles) from the <n>Nuits de Satin</n> collection.

A <n>Woman's blouse</n> from the 1890s, designed by <n>Liberty & Co.</n>, with detailed smocking.

The <n>Muguet dress</n> by <n>Christian Dior</n>, 1957.

A British <n>Bustle</n> made of cotton and metal, ca. 1885.

Bustle | British | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A red and black <n>Crinoline Day Dress</n> from 1865-1868, part of the <n>Museo del Traje</n> collection.

Plate IV from <n>P. Franz Uibelaker</n>'s 1781 mineralogy book. Painted by <n>Lachenbauer</n>, engraved by <n>Sturm</n>.

A <n>Woman's Robe à la Polonaise</n> from circa 1780, part of the <n>Los Angeles County Museum of Art</n> collection.

An illustrated guide on how to make <n>Broderie Anglaise</n> lace by hand.

How To Make Broderie Anglaise Lace By Hand - Sew Historically

An 1896 illustration of <n>Honeycomb Smocking</n> from a book by <n>Butterick Publishing Company</n>.

Image from page 12 of "Smocking, fancy stitches, and cross stitch and darned net designs" (1895)

<n>Empire</n> style evening dress of embroidered cotton muslin, made in Great Britain c. 1805-1810.

<n>Different Styles of Quilling Ribbon</n>, an illustration from a magazine circa 1895-1905.